Why God Allows Evil Swinburne defends the view that the existence of evil in the world is consistent with the existence of an omnipotent‚ perfectly good God. Not only are they consistent‚ he argues‚ but the amount of good in the world requires the possibility of substantial evil. He begins his argument by distinguishing moral evil (which comes from humans acting in morally bad ways) from natural evil (pain and suffering that comes from anything other than human action with predictable outcome)‚
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Belief in God Jennifer Bennett 1-28-2013 Belief in God William James believes that‚ Belief in God does not and should not depend on dispassionate reason. Instead it must depend on the practical difference it makes in our lives. According to James we are justified in believing on insufficient evidence when options are genuine. If we don’t rick being wrong‚ we may lose the chance of ever being right. James had made the argument that is better to believe in God even if there is no God‚ and
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“Country of the One Eye God” by Olive Senior After reading “Country of the One Eye God” by Olive Senior‚ I couldn’t help but think that the story sounds all too familiar with the world in which we live today where money devours the souls of people with good intentions. This is a short story of a grandmother‚ Ma Bell‚ who has raised her grandchildren up from nothing. One grandchild in particular‚ Jacko‚ grows to become a rebel. Eloped with bitterness and resentment‚ Jacko gets what he wants by
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MORAL LESSON This‚ I think sometimes‚ god waits before delivering his justice‚ not because he wants to hurt you but because the most appropriate punishment that the criminal deserves‚ and the most appropriate compensation that the victim deserves‚ can be awarded only after the passage of that time period. Nothing could be more rewarding for Aksionov than the attainment of that highest and most pleasurable state of consciousness in which‚ the self merges with the cosmos by letting go of its ’ego’
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Gods and Generals‚ 2003‚ Colonel Joshua Chamberlain (JEFF DANIELS)‚ Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee (ROBERT DUVALL)‚ Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (STEPHEN LANG)‚ Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker (MAC BUTLER)‚ and Capt. Alexander Sandie’ Pendleton (JEREMY LONDON). The movie Gods and Generals is a portrayal of the actions that were illustrated very eloquently and captivatingly in the book Gods and Generals‚ written by Jeff Shaara. The movie even though was less than mediocre in its appeal was full of accurate
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sea‚ at the long courses of the rivers‚ at the vast compass of the oceans‚ at the circular motion of the stars‚ and pass by themselves without wondering” – St. Augustine. Phillip Bishop used this quote to introduce his article about the evidence of God in human physiology. He discusses three topics to help prove his point: 1) the complexity of man and what it suggests about man’s origins‚ 2) the efficient and versatile operation of man compared with machine‚ 3) the depth of our ignorance about how
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God in Exodus is kind of presented as a mixed bag in the sense that he is not a super-human with an exaggerated personality and superpowers; but he also isn’t all-present‚ all knowing‚ and universal yet. He has a bit of a humanistic side to him: “After a long time the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery‚ and cried out. Out of the slavery their cry for help rose up to God. God heard their groaning‚ and God remembered his covenant with Abraham‚ Isaac‚ and Jacob. God looked
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The gods in Greek myths can be divided into respective categories where the first three of them are the Olympian gods‚ Titan gods and primeval gods. These three categories represent the three different generations of gods in ruling the cosmos. The next five categories divide the gods according to domain‚ namely the gods of sky‚ sea‚ earth‚ and underworld. The final category contains personifications‚ those gods and spirits which represented abstract ideas‚ human emotions and conditions. The main
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Abstract and Referential Ontology: Descartes Versus Spinoza on the Existence of God. The concept of God is central to the development of Cartesian and Spinozan philosophy. Although both philosophers employ an ontological argument for the existence and necessity of God the specific nature of God differs greatly with each account. While Descartes suggests a Judeo-Christian concept of God‚ Spinoza argues a more monistic deity similar to that of the Hindu tradition. The most significant difference
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is now. In this paper‚ which will discuss Christianity and how it continues to impact our contemporary world‚ I will be summarizing and analyzing an article written by John Haldane in the Commonweal magazine. The article is called “Evil to Good to God”‚ written on February 3‚ 2017 (Vol. 144‚ Number 5). In this article‚ Haldane addresses a plethora of topics dealing with Christianity and how it impacts the world today‚ including‚ but not limited to: The basis of religion and faith‚ philosophical intentions
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